Food Scale Display Mount Base for Variable Screen Sizes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food product scales lack adaptability to accommodate different display device sizes, which can lead to user preference mismatches based on intended use, location, and operator type.
Innovation Solution
A scale system with a base casting that features two mount sets for a standard display mount base, allowing engagement in two lateral positions, enabling the use of a single base casting to accommodate different display sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single base casting design is used for all scales, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different display sizes is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The base casting is segmented into multiple mounting feature sets (first mount feature set and second mount feature set) positioned at different lateral locations. This allows a single base casting design to accommodate different display device sizes by selectively engaging different mount feature sets, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base casting is designed with universal mounting capabilities through multiple mount feature sets that can accommodate different display device sizes. This multi-functional design allows the same base casting to serve multiple scale configurations, reducing the need for multiple base casting designs and simplifying manufacturing while maintaining versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different base casting designs are used for different display sizes, then adaptability to different display sizes is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating different base casting designs, the invention segments the mounting functionality within a single base casting by providing multiple mount feature sets at different lateral positions. This allows adaptability to different display sizes without increasing manufacturing complexity, as only one base casting design needs to be produced.
Solution Approach 2:
The base casting is designed as a universal component with multiple mount feature sets that can accommodate different display device sizes. This eliminates the need for multiple base casting designs, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining adaptability to different display configurations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple base casting designs are manufactured, then adaptability to different display sizes is improved, but production time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting functionality is segmented into multiple feature sets within a single base casting design, allowing one base casting to serve multiple display configurations. This eliminates the need to manufacture multiple base casting designs, thereby reducing production time while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base casting is designed as a universal component that can accommodate different display device sizes through multiple mount feature sets. This single-design approach reduces production time by eliminating the need to manufacture and manage multiple base casting designs, while still providing adaptability to different display configurations.
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AI summary
A scale system includes a scale body including a weighing station, the scale body comprising a base casting that defines a first mount feature set and a second mount feature set. A display mount base is configured to enable mating engagement of the display mount base with either the first mount feature set or the second mount feature set. Mating engagement of the display mount base with the first mount feature set defines a first lateral position of the display mount base along a front side of the scale, and mating engagement of the display mount base with the second mount feature set defines a second lateral position of the display mount base along the front side of the scale.